Admirals get road win over Stompers

The Vallejo Admirals got off to a good start in their road series against the Sonoma Stompers as they rallied late to win 5-3.

Admirals starter Mario Alvarez left after the seventh inning after giving up just one earned run while striking out five and walking none to earn the win.

The Stompers (17-14) scored first in the bottom of the third when Andrew Parker doubled to lead off the inning and later scored on a single by Matt Hibbert.

The Admirals (17-14) tied it in the top of the fifth, however, when Vallejo catcher Isaac Wenrich walked to lead off the inning, stole second, and later scored on a Stompers' error.

The Admirals didn't get their first hit off Stompers' starter Will Scott until the top of the sixth inning when Carlos Martinez singled. He couldn't score in the inning, however, as Hibbert made a diving catch in right-center of a ball hit by Jordan Hinshaw to save a run.

The Stompers took the lead in the bottom half of the sixth when a throwing error from Wenrich brought home Jayce Ray from first base.

The Admirals tied the game in the top of the eighth when Brandon Williams led off with a double and later scored on an error by TJ Gavlik. Moments later the Admirals took a 3-2 lead when P.J. Phillips stole second and later scored on an RBI double by Nick Boggan.

The Admirals added to the lead later in the inning when Michael Cerda had an RBI single that plated Hinshaw to make it 5-2.

Walker and Ray had back-to-back ground rule doubles off Vallejo's Nick Flory in the eighth to make it 5-3 but the Admirals' Tony Guerra came in relief to limit the damage and earn the save.

Williams finished the game with two hits for Vallejo, while Tillman Pugh added a single.